# A Kong: Skull Island Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [July 18, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772 "2021-07-18T21:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772/1 "2021-07-18T21:10:30Z")
I don’t want to watch this thing again to see if what I thought I saw was so: did a giant reptile puke up a human skull, with the dog tags of the dead guy attached to it? Seems absurd in an otherwise well thought out film (in case you can’t tell, I’m being sarcastic). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772/2 "2021-07-18T21:41:16Z")
1. I love that movie and actually think it deserves more credit for how awesome it is. 2. [Yes, you can watch just that moment here.](https://youtu.be/OzkniQpSXZM?t=22) ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772/3 "2021-07-20T12:54:46Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yes, you can watch just that moment here. So, not so much ‘attached’ as ‘tangled up with’. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772/4 "2021-07-20T13:22:29Z")
> [@simster](#): > > So, not so much ‘attached’ as ‘tangled up with’ Yep, basically. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772/5 "2021-07-20T13:27:32Z")
Puking up skulls is not an uncommon thing for predators to do. If you can’t crush 'em, they are too hard to be digested and too large to pass through the digestive track. The dog tags were a nice touch. 😈 ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772/6 "2021-07-20T13:49:34Z")
I have to concur with **Mahaloth** - this was a very good and very underrated movie. And the skull puking scene was important - it established that Col. Packard (SLJ) didn’t give a damn about rescuing his missing man or leaving the island - his only goal was to kill Kong. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772/7 "2021-07-21T05:09:28Z")
Hmm, I spent the whole time in the theater thinking ‘who thought this was a good idea?’ As always, mileage varies.